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Proverbs 22:11
He that loveth pureness of heart, For the grace of his lips the king will be his friend.
Proverbs 22:11 · American Standard Version
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Proverbs 22:11 in other translations
He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.
He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.
He who loves purity of heart and speaks gracefully is the king’s friend.
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In context
8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail.
9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; For he giveth of his bread to the poor.
10 Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out; Yea, strife and ignominy will cease.
11 He that loveth pureness of heart, For the grace of his lips the king will be his friend.
12 The eyes of Jehovah preserve him that hath knowledge; But he overthroweth the words of the treacherous man.
13 The sluggard saith, There is a lion without; I shall be slain in the streets.
14 The mouth of strange women is a deep pit; He that is abhorred of Jehovah shall fall therein.
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